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Many of us love exotic fruits or goods, but obtaining them is a logistical challenge. The shipping industry is responsible for 3% of all CO2 emissions globally – more than the entire German economy. In Costa Rica, a young entrepreneur and her team are fusing the old with the new by recreating a traditional schooner in high-tech. Wood and...

Who hasn’t been shopping on an empty stomach? Yet days later tomatoes sit rotting on our tables. Instead of throwing fruit and veg away, an engineering student in Manila has found a way to make use of out-of-date greens. Extracting luminescent elements from the food he suspends them in a resin compound, packed into a frame of solar cells....

Hot off the press: a large-scale study has found that regularly eating chilli peppers may increase our life expectancy by up to a quarter. Capsaicin, the compound which gives chilli peppers their kick, can have anti-inflammatory, blood-glucose regulating and anticancer effects on our bodies. While the reasons behind these findings, and the amount and type of chilli peppers that...

Between 6 and 20% of adults are affected. Whether your ears ring, beep or buzz, tinnitus is a global affliction. Still, when it comes to treatment, science is struggling to make itself heard above the din. Previously the presence of such noises could only be measured subjectively through the testimony of sufferers. Now, with the help of near infrared...

Bed rest doesn’t always make you feel rested. Nighttime rounds in hospitals can interrupt patients’ sleep and create additional stress for already overburdened medical staff. Now a research team has developed artificial intelligence that eases the burden on staff and ensures patients get their rest. Focusing on over two million patients, the system has been trained using almost 25...

The Colosseum, St Peter’s Basilica, delicious gelato … Rome already has plenty to offer. The capital city’s latest draw comes in the shape of a giant-sized mural depicting a woman who stares into a mirror and sees her reflection as a man. It’s a strong social message which pays homage to the LGBTQ community – but that isn’t all....